Emma watched as Bae walked ahead, he told her he would give a sign when the coast was clear
Bae approached the large cave, a lost boy with bandages wrapped around his eyes quickly flailed his sword "Halt!….who goes there!?"
Bae took a deep breath "It's me Blind Joseph"
The Lost Boy laughed "Bae?…really it's you?….a feint glow was seen behind his bandages, "It really is you…I thought you were dead"
"Yes I am, I'm here for my job"
"I didn't know we needed more helpers at the mines"
Bae held his breath then smiled when Blind Joseph rotated his hand, and the invisible barrier vanished "proceed"
Emma held Bae's sword close to her
It took a few minutes then Emma saw Bae walk out of the cave, he shook his hand with the Lost Boy then went running back towards her "Emma we have a BIG problem"
The Campsite
Emma sat on the log staring at the drawing of her Pan had placed all around Neverland, "So Pan knows what I look like….how are we gonna get passed hi…."
She felt a tug at her hair and suddenly felt lighter, she turned and saw Bae holding a large chunk of her hair, and his sword in the other
"You….You just chopped my hair off!"
"We needed to disguise you….now stay still"
Bae approached the small coconut shell bowl with a black goo in it, he rinsed his hands in it and then rubbed it in Emma's hair
"This smells weird"
"It's roots and vines"
After he finished he went into eye contact with Emma, "So while we wait for your new hair to dry, let's make sure you know the plan"
"What did you steal from the mines anyway?"
Bae laughed "I'm not a thief….I just borrowed it" he opened his satchel and pulled out the vial with the white powder"
"Pixie dust…..it'll give us a one up on Pan"
"What the part of the plan that's dangerous"
Bae laughed and pulled a map from his satchel, he pointed to a area with a red dust over it "We need to cross the deserted half of Pan's territory"
"So?"
"That where the Forgotten One's live"
"Oh"
"Get down!"
Bae leaped on her and narrowly missed the arrow, "what was that!?"
2 boys wearing wooden mask came from the bushes, they were led by one of the twins "Hello Baelfire…..our master wants to see you"
Another arrow hit Bae in the shoulder, soon everything started to spin around Bae and he finally lost balance and fell asleep
The 2 archers picked Bae up by his arms and dragged him away all 3 of these lost boys ignored Emma
The Dark Hallow
The fat cloaked lost boy walked past all the other forgotten one's each of them cursed with there mask, he entered the dimly lit hut "Rufio…..they found him"
Rufio's throne was turned away from his friend he made signs which the fire allowed his shadow to show
"Understood"
The cloaked lost boy came out and watched as the 2 Lost Boy dragged Bae with a sack over his head , once he was brought to the cloaked Lost Boy's feet "Baelfire Of The Enchanted Forest!"
Bae was on his knees looking up at this boy his black cloaked covered his fat body and a silver skull mask cover his face
"your Thudbutt right?"
The Lost Boy didn't laugh "our leader has called you here to answer for your crimes!"
Bae dropped his head down, he could face these masked boys, Thudbutt stomped his foot and the Twins led Bae through the hut
The Woods
Emma scattered the contents of Bae's and August's satchels there was nothing on use, just a compass, the book, and a small leather sack
"Useless!"
She looked over at the trail of the boys who took Bae and noticed they had left behind his sword
Emma ran towards it, and then she noticed a small leaf, Emma realized Bae always kept a few with his, he had a habit of chewing them when he was bored or deep in thought
Now he left a trial of them, Emma smiled and ran her fingers through her now short brown hair
She strapped Bae's sword on her back and repack the bag
The Dark Hallow
Bae was led to the back of Rufio's throne, "Rufio?"
Rufio made a sign that Bae could only see on his shadow
"It wasn't like that….Pan was controlling me"
Rufio made another sign "I don't have the mask any more"
Rufio made a energy grunting and made another sign "No….I don't know where the girl is"
The was a large crashing sound outside, Thudbutt ran in "Rufio!….some girl has attacked us!"
Emma held the sword out and all the Forgotten One's charged at her, she had to admit this rescue wasn't working like she'd had hope
The thinner of the Twins charged at her with his sword, she slashed in defense and there sword caught together
He tried forcing her down, Emma kicked him in the stomach and picked up his sword
His brother back down once Emma held the blade to his brother's throat
Emma felt victorious until the cloaked Lost Boy came out of the Hut
Emma held both sword pointed at him
He flung his arm at her and large rock with a chain came out of his sleeve, Emma tried dropping down but was hit so hard she was flung into one of the huts
The Huts-3 Hours Later
Emma opened her eyes and felt a sting on her head, She was chained right next to Bae
"Bae?…what's going on?"
"The Forgotten One's wanna kill me and turn you over to get in good with Pan"
"Why is that chair turned backward?"
"I don't know Rufio doesn't like being looked at with the mask I guess?"
Rufio made another sign with his hands, Emma stared "Do you speak sign language?"
"He said for you to shut up"
"why doesn't he just say it?"
"apparently Pan ripped out his tongue"
"harsh"
"That's Pan"
Emma looked at the throne "HEY!….Rufio right?…..why don't you face us!"
Rufio made another sign and Bae studied "he said he wouldn't want you to….he wouldn't what you to see what your monster Boyfriend sentenced him to"
"he thinks we're…..oh no…no Rufio come on let us see the real you"
Rufio finally stood up, his back still turned to them, Emma could see his black hair with red strains all through, he had a black leather vest with red pedals sticking out,
When he turned Emma looked away, she saw what he meant by what Bae had sentenced him to
Rufio wore bloodied bandages over his face, Emma realized he had no face,
He moved his hands and Bae interpreted "he said he couldn't stand wearing the mask Pan branded him with, he said he ripped it off, and he lost his face"
Rufio kept signing "He said all attempts to heal him has failed, and the only thing left was Pixie Dust and revenge on me"
"So he's gonna….?….on no Bae!"
"It's okay Emma, I'm willing to get what's coming to me"
Rufio moved his hands again "what is he saying Bae?"
"he says I took everything from him…but"
"But what?" Bae's head dropped
"Don't be mad at me Em"
He reached in his shirt and pulled the necklace with the vial of pixie dust off his neck
He took a deep breath "I'll make you a deal…..I'll give you the dust if you let us go"
Rufio stood completly still for a moment then he moved his hands, Bae smirked "He says it's a deal Emma….but he also says Pan will be here any minute"
Bae grabbed Rufio's hand and put the vial in his hand, "if it makes it any better I am sorry for what I did"
Rufio nodded and flailed his hands "He's telling us to run away now"
He grabbed Emma by the hand and the 2 ran as fast ass they could
The Dark Hollow Hours Later
Thudbutt stood with the other Forgotten One's as Pan and Felix came through the gate, "Well where are they?"
Thudbutt didn't move "Rufio has decided to let them go…the girl wasn't with him…there was a boy with him not a girl"
"ARE YOUR SURE!?" Pan grabbed at his knife, when suddenly a arrow shot at him, the forgotten one's and Felix turned and saw Rufio still bandaged holding his bow and arrows
"Oh Rufio you Never Learn!"
